title: The bis(hydrogenheptaphosphide)iron(II) dianion: a Zintl ion analogue of ferrocene?
abstract: Reaction of K(3)P(7), FeCl(2), [NH(4)][B(C(6)H(5))(4)] and 2,2,2-crypt yielded the unprecedented cluster dianion [Fe(HP(7))(2)](2-). This species was characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, multielement NMR spectroscopy and electrospray mass-spectrometry. DFT calculations on the dianion were also conducted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Large
authors.forename: Nicholas H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Goicoechea